# ParaView Support

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=222

[Latest](https://discourse.paraview.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.paraview.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.paraview.org/tags.md)

**Page:** 223

---

## [Error while using SurfaceLIC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-while-using-surfacelic/931)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Saketh\_Bharadwaj](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Saketh_Bharadwaj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 9:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-while-using-surfacelic/931 "2018-11-19T21:21:45Z")

</div>

I am seeing the an error whenever I use surface LIC. I am using paraview 5.4.1. Initially, When I load my case file and click “Apply”, I see an error message \[ERROR: In :\\bbd\\2d618e80\\build\\superbuild\\paraview\\src\\VT…

---

## [Error in loading vtk Shader Program](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-in-loading-vtk-shader-program/266)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@olek\_warc](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/olek_warc)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-in-loading-vtk-shader-program/266 "2018-11-19T13:41:49Z")

</div>

Hello, I am a new ParaView user and I noticed that whenever I try to load up a render view with Surface LIC display, an error code is showing up in the output window. I am unsure as of what is causing the error, as the…

---

## [Error with "save animation"](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-with-save-animation/919)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Jack\_Landis](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jack_Landis)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/error-with-save-animation/919 "2018-11-19T09:53:14Z")

</div>

Dear all, I tried for the first time the command “save animation” in paraview and got these errors: lH8wFv/paraview-5.4.1+dfsg3/ParaViewCore/Animation/vtkSMSaveAnimationProxy.cxx, line 166 vtkSMSaveAnimationProxy (0x5…

---

## [How to combine 3D vector fields for streamlining](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-combine-3d-vector-fields-for-streamlining/920)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Jim](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-combine-3d-vector-fields-for-streamlining/920 "2018-11-16T18:31:40Z")

</div>

I have two 3D vector fields in a 3D array. One has dense information, the other goes on either side of the first and has a different cell thickness in the z direction. I would like to combine the vector fields and then u…

---

## [getting data from histogram using python script.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-data-from-histogram-using-python-script/924)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@senthilathiban](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/senthilathiban)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/getting-data-from-histogram-using-python-script/924 "2018-11-16T16:24:17Z")

</div>

Hi, I have a openfoam simulation with lagrangian data. I need to count the number of particles in a zone. I have done this using sphere clip and histogram. The histogram produces one row with diameter and number of part…

---

## [Xdmf3 and GeometryType "X\_Y\_Z" with Quad9 Topology](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf3-and-geometrytype-x-y-z-with-quad9-topology/922)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@gbornia](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gbornia)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xdmf3-and-geometrytype-x-y-z-with-quad9-topology/922 "2018-11-16T16:09:14Z")

</div>

All, I am trying to visualize Quad9 element with Xdmf3. I’m using Paraview 5.5.2. I intend to use the “X\_Y\_Z” GeometryType instead of “XYZ” (later my code will read 3 separate HDF5 fields). I’m doing a minimal test in…

---

## [Colour disappears after resetting colours in multi-block inspector](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colour-disappears-after-resetting-colours-in-multi-block-inspector/910)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Lukasz](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Lukasz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 9:10am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/colour-disappears-after-resetting-colours-in-multi-block-inspector/910 "2018-11-16T09:10:55Z")

</div>

Hi, I have observed the following strange behaviour in Paraview 5.6.0 Linux binaries. To reproduce, open the can.ex2, select the first object in the pipeline, switch to Solid Color in the Active Variable Controls, go t…

---

## [Select an edge and plot data on this edge](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/select-an-edge-and-plot-data-on-this-edge/909)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@zeljkoT](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/zeljkoT)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 8:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/select-an-edge-and-plot-data-on-this-edge/909 "2018-11-15T08:17:12Z")

</div>

How to select a specific edge and plot some values as XY diagram? Im working with Gmsh and Elmer as preprocessor and solver. Do I have to define the line in Gmsh first as a data set or something like that to be able to …

---

## [SSL support under Windows](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ssl-support-under-windows/894)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@manoch](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/manoch)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/ssl-support-under-windows/894 "2018-11-14T15:39:04Z")

</div>

Hello All, I have created a Python reader that uses urllib module to request earthquake data from USGS. All works well when I run ParaView under Mac or Linux. However, it fails under Windows indicating that it does not …

---

## [Meet the ParaView developers at Super Computing in Dallas](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/meet-the-paraview-developers-at-super-computing-in-dallas/903)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/meet-the-paraview-developers-at-super-computing-in-dallas/903 "2018-11-14T15:19:57Z")

</div>

Woops, I wanted to post this to the support forum, not web support. Here it is. For anyone at Supercomputing, we are holding an informal meet and greet with the ParaView developers and experts at the DoE booth, table 1…

---

## [Integrate Variable then Plot Data Over Time error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrate-variable-then-plot-data-over-time-error/890)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@ryanpewowaruk](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ryanpewowaruk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrate-variable-then-plot-data-over-time-error/890 "2018-11-13T16:33:43Z")

</div>

I’m having errors with plotting integrated data over time. My problem is a fluid-structure interaction where I want to calculate the area and flow rate at a plane over time. I can make a plane, integrate to calculate the…

---

## [Programmable source - Threshold Unstructured Grid update when changing time step](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-source-threshold-unstructured-grid-update-when-changing-time-step/862)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Jimbles](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Jimbles)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/programmable-source-threshold-unstructured-grid-update-when-changing-time-step/862 "2018-11-13T15:28:39Z")

</div>

Hi All, I am trying to write a programmable source which will update the range of a threshold when changing timesteps. Essentially what I want to do is plot the FWHM as an animation. I was looking back at a script I wro…

---

## [paraview / VTK for dome projection?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-vtk-for-dome-projection/670)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@kwasnitschka](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/kwasnitschka)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-vtk-for-dome-projection/670 "2018-11-13T13:22:12Z")

</div>

I am not yet a Paraview user but we are considering to include it as a tool in our new 6m hemispherical projection dome. It has five projectors, but the geometry is a bit different to a CAVE. Warp matrices and edge blend…

---

## [XMDF reader error](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xmdf-reader-error/889)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@ptooley](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ptooley)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/xmdf-reader-error/889 "2018-11-13T11:55:13Z")

</div>

Hi all, I am trying to define a vector field on a grid using the data from a pair of hdf5 arrays, the hdf5 data layout is: phil@work $ h5ls data.h5 map\_x Dataset {11, 11} map\_y Da…

---

## [integrating streamline method](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrating-streamline-method/886)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@zengwl17206](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/zengwl17206)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/integrating-streamline-method/886 "2018-11-13T08:33:47Z")

</div>

Does anyone know can paraview integrate streamline in other methods than Runge Kutta method? I want to try Dormand-Prince or other methods but in paraview I can only see Runge Kutta method.

---

## [Help with using streamlines](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-with-using-streamlines/887)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Arnoldthepotter](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Arnoldthepotter)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 7:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/help-with-using-streamlines/887 "2018-11-13T07:25:59Z")

</div>

Is anyone able to help with manipulating streamlines? The picture below shows the internal volume of a house, there is a heater in the living room, represented by a box and I’m blowing warm air from one of the faces of t…

---

## [Which CMake Tags are Required for Building PVBatch from Super-Build](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/which-cmake-tags-are-required-for-building-pvbatch-from-super-build/878)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Geoff\_Schrank](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Geoff_Schrank)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/which-cmake-tags-are-required-for-building-pvbatch-from-super-build/878 "2018-11-12T15:54:31Z")

</div>

Which CMake Variable need to be enabled in order to build pvbatch with osmesa on Ubuntu 16.04 using cmake-gui? I currently am trying to build it enabling the following: BUILD\_SHARED\_LIB BUILD\_TESTING enable\_ffmpeg en…

---

## [lighting bug with Gauraud shading of 'inverted' models](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lighting-bug-with-gauraud-shading-of-inverted-models/881)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Marcin\_Krotkiewski](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Marcin_Krotkiewski)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 8:17am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/lighting-bug-with-gauraud-shading-of-inverted-models/881 "2018-11-12T08:17:11Z")

</div>

Hi, I came across this problem: when I transform my model with Z scale = -1, my transformed model is much darker when I use Gauraud shading, compared to Flat shading. Two pictures and the VTK model attached. The ‘Flat’ …

---

## [Import giant(50GB) data file into Paraview](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-giant-50gb-data-file-into-paraview/860)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@ZiweiWu](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ZiweiWu)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/import-giant-50gb-data-file-into-paraview/860 "2018-11-11T01:33:53Z")

</div>

Hi all, I tried to import a 50GB netCDF file into Paraview but always run into Memory error like this: So I’m wondering if there’s a limit on the size of input file in Paraview or the memoryError happened just becaus…

---

## [Plotting different objects in positions relative to each other.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plotting-different-objects-in-positions-relative-to-each-other/873)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@patito](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/patito)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 11:45am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/plotting-different-objects-in-positions-relative-to-each-other/873 "2018-11-10T11:45:12Z")

</div>

Good morning. I am trying to plot on Paraview the flow around / behind a vehicle. I load two different “objects” to the pipeline. On the one hand the CAD model of the vehicle as an .STL, and on the other hand the flowfie…

---

## [FBX to VTK](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fbx-to-vtk/869)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@gitulien](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/gitulien)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/fbx-to-vtk/869 "2018-11-09T23:31:12Z")

</div>

Hello I am wondering how to load in paraview FBX files, is there a converter ? thanks

---

## [Notify proxy from remote object impossible, vtkProcessModule::GetGlobalController() is NULL](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/notify-proxy-from-remote-object-impossible-vtkprocessmodule-getglobalcontroller-is-null/876)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Patrick](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Patrick)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/notify-proxy-from-remote-object-impossible-vtkprocessmodule-getglobalcontroller-is-null/876 "2018-11-09T20:07:42Z")

</div>

Hello, I try to send a notification from a server side object to it’s client side proxy. In the server side object I execute: vtkPVSessionBase \*session=vtkPVSessionBase::SafeDownCast( vtkProcessModule::GetProcessModu…

---

## [A bug in Above/BelowRangeColor mapping?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-bug-in-above-belowrangecolor-mapping/871)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Marcin\_Krotkiewski](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Marcin_Krotkiewski)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-bug-in-above-belowrangecolor-mapping/871 "2018-11-09T18:49:56Z")

</div>

Hi, I think the behavior of UseBelowRangeColor in Parview 5.5 is wrong. As an example, I load a surface into Paraview, rescale the color range to point data (elevation in this case), and enable the ‘Use Below Range Colo…

---

## [Transparency Issues ...](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transparency-issues/854)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Niklas](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Niklas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/transparency-issues/854 "2018-11-08T20:25:55Z")

</div>

Dear All, when rendering a high-res images (Save Screenshot/Animation) with several layers that have a color table that uses transparency, I have a weird pattern, please see image attached. I am rendering on a 4k screen…

---

## [Paraview Support](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-support/858)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@richardinocnt](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/richardinocnt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-support/858 "2018-11-08T18:39:11Z")

</div>

Hello everybody, I will aprreciate if you can help me about the Paraview in Windows 10, I tried some versión of paraview, but when i want to open, in some cases appear some rectangles, in others nothing. Please… help me…

---

## [bug in threshold filter?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/bug-in-threshold-filter/859)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@bradley](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/bradley)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/bug-in-threshold-filter/859 "2018-11-07T15:33:46Z")

</div>

I am using Paraview 5.2.0 on a Linux Fedora 25 system. I have some scalar data on a structured 3D grid (see link to my cube file below). The data value at each grid point is either a 1.0 or a 0.0. Most of the values a…

---

## [Component versions for ParaView-5.5 ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/component-versions-for-paraview-5-5/837)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Hiromasa\_W](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Hiromasa_W)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2018, 12:45pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/component-versions-for-paraview-5-5/837 "2018-11-07T12:45:13Z")

</div>

To use ParaView 5.5 on CentOS 7.4, I downloaded the official binary of stable version v5.5. When I started it, I got a message below and it does not start. Your OpenGL drivers don’t support required OpenGL features f…

---

## [Cell/Point connectivity for Exodus Multiblock dataset](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-point-connectivity-for-exodus-multiblock-dataset/815)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@DennisConklin](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/DennisConklin)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/cell-point-connectivity-for-exodus-multiblock-dataset/815 "2018-11-06T18:47:56Z")

</div>

All, I need to find breaks in my truss networks inside an Exodus MBD. The best way for me to identify them would be to find all the nodes that are only connected to a single element. I have no idea how to figure that …

---

## [Build Paraview in Anaconda Windows](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-paraview-in-anaconda-windows/856)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@uherm](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/uherm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/build-paraview-in-anaconda-windows/856 "2018-11-06T15:10:03Z")

</div>

Hi, Is there a way to install Paraview with Anaconda in Windows? Thanks

---

## [How to export video (animation) from ParaView using a Python shell?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-export-video-animation-from-paraview-using-a-python-shell/853)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@sampleoptions](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sampleoptions)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 9:38am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-export-video-animation-from-paraview-using-a-python-shell/853 "2018-11-06T09:38:45Z")

</div>

Hello! My work in ParaView is related to the use “Animation View”. Also, I use the additional features of ParaView and it requires writing code in “Python shell”. Is it possible to export а video (animation) from Para…

[Previous page](https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=221)

[Next page](https://discourse.paraview.org/c/paraview-support/7.md?page=223)